The Government Railway Police has arrested an absconding accused in the Godhra train carnage case, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 96.

Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Samol alias Bhano was arrested from a house in Vachala Odha area of Godhra town on Wednesday night.

Police raided the house after getting specific information that Samol had been hiding there for the past few days, police sources told PTI.